Brownies with Black Walnuts
These will freeze, but best made fresh for gifts
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cups butter
2 tablespoons vanilla
4 eggs
2 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup semisweet chocolate bits
Melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stir to prevent burning; remove from heat and cool. Cream together eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla, beat until light and fluffy, add chocolate mixture and beat 1 minute. Add flour, mixing only until blended. Toss chopped nuts in 1 tablespoon flour and fold into batter along with chocolate bits.
Butter a 2x9x13 pan and dust with cocoa powder. Pour batter into pan and spread evenly. Bake for 20 minutes at 375. Center should be moist. Allow to cool and settle. These brownies will be chewy. Cut them from the pan as they are served to preserve moisture. Double wrap and freeze in whole or half pan sizes.